Legal Opinion
BIC Leisure Products, Inc. v. Windsurfing International, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 8, 1991No. 83 Civ. 3774(MEL)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
In the liability phase of this case, U.S. Patent Re. 31,167 (the “reissue patent”) held by Windsurfing International, Inc. (“WSI”) on its sailboard design was found to be valid. BIC Leisure Products, Inc. (“BIC”) was found to have infringed the WSI reissue patent and enjoined from any further infringement. 1
A successful plaintiff in a patent infringement action is entitled to “damages adequate to compensate for the infringement but in no event less than a reasonable royalty for the use made of the invention by the infringer....” 35 U.S.C. §284 (1982). If a patent owner…
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